Thank goodness for call display! I’ve fended off unwanted calls simply by looking at the number before I choose to answer my phone. However, I’ve also answered a familiar number and lived to regret it.

Our protagonist, Sophie, answers her phone on the way to a girls’ weekend and it ruins everything. She hears something she can’t ‘un-hear’ and it influences how she interacts with everyone, making Condie’s Retreat an experience she won’t want to repeat.

I loved the remote setting and how it directed the plot as much as I loved the ‘locked room’ trope. The red herrings and the chapters written from THE SWIMMER’S point of view were well orchestrated and I was surprised I didn’t see the culprit for who he/she really was. The secrets were well-layered, and it was a quick, easy read, checking many of my crime thriller boxes and making this novel one I’d heartily recommend to those who love this subgenre.

“It’s only a photo, but it’s about to change the rest of her life.”

This great psychological thriller hinges on people seeing and hearing things they shouldn’t have heard and seen, and it makes ALL the difference in the world. You’ll turn over the last page and be reminded that secrets can’t stay buried forever. Now that I'm familiar with this author's writing, I'd eagerly read another one of her books.

I was gifted this advance copy by Bookouture and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

The premise of "My Husband's Lover" sounded interesting and it was definitely a entertaining read. I would recommend this for those who enjoy twisted mystery/suspense novels, and stories of toxic female friendships. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Romantic relationships are born every day. People get engaged every day. People get married or start living together every day.

All those things are related to the happy site of love.

Unfortunately couples break up or get divorced daily too and that causes a lot of heartbreak.

It hurts of course when the love of your life is not the person you thought  they were and you just fall out of love. A break up can be done in a kind way and you can remain friends. Sometimes though you find out your other half has cheated on you and you are devastated. You try to work it out, but the crack still remains. Love and trust go hand in hand and when one of them is missing, it’s hard to go back to those happy times.

This is what happened to Sophie. She still cannot trust her husband Ryan 100 percent and she needs to find something to do for herself. She starts a wild water swimming group and the ladies attending soon become her friends, her lifeline.

Going away on a break for a week with them seems like a very good idea. A remote cottage in Scotland is their destination.

What felt like an excellent escape is soon turned into a nightmare when Sophie gets a call from her husband when they are almost halfway there. Sophie has two options: go back home and forget about it all or proceed and dig until she finds out the truth.

Get ready for a chilling book with more twists and turns than you could ever have imagined.

There are two points of view. The story is told on the one hand by Sophie and on the other hand by a mysterious villain.

I had no idea at all who that villain could be and when they are exposed, everything is crystal clear, right… Maybe. Maybe not. That’s for me to know and for you to find out. 😉

There is only one thing left for me to do: giving this amazing story a 5 star rating. 😉

Thank you

I was immediately attracted to this book after reading the blurb, I mean, what an insane plot!!

The book was fun to read. I liked how straight-forward the story is yet the characters are complete with a backstory and motive. The chapters are told from different POVs, although in third person for the main charater, Sophie. It took me a while to get on with her story because of this. That being said, this didn't detract from the story at all. Things started to pick up for me in Chapter Five as the antagonist is so brazen that I just went along with it!

A fun whodunnit that I'd recommend to everyone who like a good pageturner with lots of mystery and a great, great, twist at the end!

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Disclosure: I would like to thank the publisher and author for my advanced review copy of the book. This is my honest review

This book was sent to me electronically by Netgalley for review. Thanks to the publisher for the book. Friendship and family…love and break up…mystery and intrigue…moving on…surprises…deceit…old secrets…this book kept me guessing. The author has written a cannot put down mystery. Red herrings…there are so many times I guessed incorrectly…I don’t like the books that have chapters of different characters’ voices, but it worked. I prefer just third person…..or just first person…that being said, this story is good enough to persevere…it will surprise readers…

Sophie creates a swimming group that meets up weekly. She is married to Ryan and they have two boys. Sophie and the rest of the swimming group are invited to go away to a remote Scottish getaway where they can swim every morning and take a break from life. Sophie gets more than she bargained for on the trip when she finds out one the girls is having an affair with her husband, but she doesn't know who it is.

This was quite a story! I was turning the pages quickly to try to solve the mystery and of course I had it all wrong, but maybe you will guess correctly! Overall, this is a fast-paced, engaging read. I would highly recommend MY HUSBAND'S LOVER to all my thriller friends.

Many Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This review will be posted to my Instagram @coffee.break.book.reviews in the near future.